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The flight delays recorded in airports in Casablanca, Marrakech, Tangier, Agadir, Rabat, Fez, Oujda and Nador are mainly due to factors related to departure airports, the Minister of Transport and Logistics said Abdessamad Kayouh on Tuesday.
Intervening during an oral question session in the House of Councilors, Mr. Kayouh said that the data last March reveals that these delays that occurred for reasons independent of the will of airlines are due to technical factors or emergency situations.
In this regard, the minister noted that the power cut in Spain and Portugal has led to the cancellation of more than 40 flights planned for destination or from these two countries, adding that priority will now be given to new recovery flights.
He also pointed out that the Ministry of Transport and Logistics works to resolve the problems of delays through various projects, in particular the construction of a new track, as well as the implementation of facilitation measures to guarantee the fluidity of the passage of travelers at airports.
And to continue that any passenger passing through a correspondence flight will benefit from a rapid passage in airports, thanks to the simplification of administrative and security procedures, in particular those linked to the cachet of passports.
Stressing that the “Vision Airports 2030” program will overcome these difficulties, Kayouh noted that the capacity of national airports will go from 40 million passengers currently to 80 million per year, in particular thanks to the extension of seven main airports in preparation for reception by the Kingdom of the World Cup of the 2030 Football World Cup.
The ministry continues its serious efforts to solve the various issues encountered, he argued, noting that “such problems are natural in the air transport sector, but when certain situations become uncontrollable, specific solutions are implemented”.
